Lyna
08-12-2012, 07:53 PM
Hey guys, wasn't quite sure where to put this, because it doesn't deal with one tailmaker in particular...so I figured a gernal forum might be best and get spotted fror answers sake.
OK so...I have 2 tails (atm and a few designs in the works) and one tail fits perfectly. One tail on the other hand is noticeably too big. The one that fits has been used in dry shoots and for swimming, and the larger of the two has only been used for a dry event. Now...the amount of sweating I dfid for said event....was apparently enough to stretch the living H%^& out of the thigh/but/waist area. By the end of the 7.5 hours I was in it....I was having to get very creative with my poses and where i laid my hands so that it wasn't apparent to the entire street that the top 4 inches was just hanging all over the place (even with the belt on).
So....obviously....wetness has a way to stretch it. Weight...water...check. Got that. Makes sense. But is there a way to shrink it back down? I mean, when you wear clothes...they stretch throughout the day of being worn...but wash and dry and they revert right back to normal. Obviously, you can't toss your $600 tail in a dryer. Or...you shouldn't if you were smart.
Will a latex tail stretch and stretch until it has to be mended and taken in? Or will getting it soaking wet and then dry make it revert back to normal? Tips? Ideas?
Also as mentioned...it was slightly too big from the start. If it needs to be altered...who would you guys suggest to fix it? I'd prefer not to send it back to the maker honestly.
OK so...I have 2 tails (atm and a few designs in the works) and one tail fits perfectly. One tail on the other hand is noticeably too big. The one that fits has been used in dry shoots and for swimming, and the larger of the two has only been used for a dry event. Now...the amount of sweating I dfid for said event....was apparently enough to stretch the living H%^& out of the thigh/but/waist area. By the end of the 7.5 hours I was in it....I was having to get very creative with my poses and where i laid my hands so that it wasn't apparent to the entire street that the top 4 inches was just hanging all over the place (even with the belt on).
So....obviously....wetness has a way to stretch it. Weight...water...check. Got that. Makes sense. But is there a way to shrink it back down? I mean, when you wear clothes...they stretch throughout the day of being worn...but wash and dry and they revert right back to normal. Obviously, you can't toss your $600 tail in a dryer. Or...you shouldn't if you were smart.
Will a latex tail stretch and stretch until it has to be mended and taken in? Or will getting it soaking wet and then dry make it revert back to normal? Tips? Ideas?
Also as mentioned...it was slightly too big from the start. If it needs to be altered...who would you guys suggest to fix it? I'd prefer not to send it back to the maker honestly.